Chicago's skyline is seen as a United Airlines jet takes off from Chicago O'Hare on Sept. 19, 2014. In the distance is the Willis (Sears) Tower that's home to United's official headquarters.
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This image provided by United shows the new colors that will soon be coming to employee uniforms, seats and in-flight linens.(Photo: United Airlines)

United Airlines’ signature “Rhapsody Blue” color is about to get some company.

United is adding a set of new hues to its color palette, an update to its branding that will soon be seen on new employee uniforms. The new uniforms have not yet been unveiled. But United did give details to employees Thursday about the new colors they’ll see on those uniforms, which are scheduled to begin rolling out to workers in 2020.

Joining Rhapsody Blue – United’s well-known navy shade with a name inspired by the "Rhapsody in Blue" title that United has used as its theme song -– are several new additions. They’ll include United Blue, Pacific Blue, Premium Purple, Runway Gray, Sky Blue and Atlantic Amethyst.

In 2017, the carrier conducted more than a dozen employee “road shows” at its hub airports. Workers from across United’s network were invited to come to check out samples from designers and give their feedback about what they want – and do not want – to be included in the new uniforms.

United describes it as part of an effort to incorporate employees’ wish-list items from the very beginning.

Now, the colors are some of the first details to emerge from that effort.

This image provided by United shows purple hues on its new international-style premium economy seats.(Photo: United Airlines)

“Our updated brand design will be reflected in our new employee uniforms, where you will see a unifying base color across all work groups that speaks to the core of the United brand —Rhapsody Blue,” United spokeswoman Erin Benson said in an e-mail to USA TODAY’s Today in the Sky blog. “The new employee uniforms will also include pops of our new colors, which employees have told us they want in the various listening sessions we’ve conducted.”

But it won’t just be on employee uniforms where customers will notice United’s updated color choices.

United’s new purple shades also will be added to the upholstering on some of its seats, including the company's new international-style premium economy seats that debuted this summer on one of the airline’s refurbished Boeing 777-200 jets.

The expanded palette of blues and grays also will be seen in updates to the linens used during United’s meal services. Benson says the linen patterns using those colors have been inspired by United’s “globe” logo, which is perhaps most-noticeable on the tails of United’s aircraft.

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Special menus and gift bags await passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 passenger flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jets after 47 years.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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A decidedly retro look for one passenger aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline went with a special 1970s theme for the final flight, which ended 47 years of 747 service.
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United Airlines flight attendants Thu-ha Nguyen, left, and Jamie Chin take a selfie before boarding United Airlines' last Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017, in San Francisco.
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz poses for portraits aboard the carrier's last Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017 in San Francisco. The airline is retiring the iconic jet after 47 years.
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Passengers Dominic and Monica Fabian of San Francisco pose in front of a banner sending off the United Airlines Boeing 747 at San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 7, 2017.
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A passenger holds a special plaque commemorating several other first and last flights he's done over the years before boarding United AIrlines' last Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017.
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United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz poses for portraits aboard the carrier's last Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017 in San Francisco. The airline is retiring the iconic jet after 47 years.
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Mechanic Ron Lostica, a 31-year United Airlines veteran, poses for a photo aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 before its final passenger flight on Nov. 7, 2017.
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Captains David Smith, left, and Tom Spratt, right, finish preflight departure checks on the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017 in San Francisco.
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A passenger board the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017 in San Francisco. The flight was the last after 47 years of 747 service with United.
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United Airlines employees line up for a goodbye photo as the last company Boeing 747 taxis out for its final passenger flight on November 7, 2017 in San Francisco.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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United Airlines' last Boeing 747 takes off over San Francisco on its last passenger flight on November 7, 2017. It is the last passenger flight the jet will ever make for the airline after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve drinks to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve drinks to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on Nov. 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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Crew members serve meals to passengers aboard the last United Airlines Boeing 747 flight on November 7, 2017. The airline is retiring the jet after 47 years of service.
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United Airlines employees brave a heavy rainstorm in Honolulu to great the arrival of the last company Boeing 747 flight after arriving in Honolulu on November 7, 2017.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airiines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on November 7, 2017.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airiines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on Nov. 7, 2017.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airlines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on November 7, 2017.
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Passengers deboard the final United Airlines Boeing 747 flight after arriving in Honolulu on November 7, 2017. The flight ended 47 years of service for the carrier.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airlines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on Nov. 7, 2017.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airlines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on Nov. 7, 2017.
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A lei made of old trash bags, custom-made by United employees, lies atop the last passenger Boeing 747 for United Airlines in Honolulu after completing its final passenger flight on November 7, 2017.
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A mobile lounge controller directs the unique busses around Washington Dulles International Airport on June 29, 2018. The position is likely the only such in the U.S.
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A business jet taxies out for departure as a United Airlines Boeing 777 heads off into the evening from Washington Dulles International Airport on June 29, 2018.
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Airport operations escorts the massive Airbus A380 as it taxies out for departure at Washington Dulles International Airport on June 29, 2018. The jet's wingspan is so large it can reach past the taxiway, presenting a risk of damaging equipment.
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